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24 April 2018

Episode 1644

30 minutes

Samira Shackle and Charles Hecker discuss Mike Pompeo’s likely future as US secretary of state, Shinzo Abe’s declining fortunes with his electorate and hope in Mosul as Unesco launches a plan to rebuild the Great Mosque.

We discuss the alleged assassination attempt on Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro. Plus: Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Canada and – after Steven Seagal is appointed by Russia as a special representative to the US – we ask…

We discuss Theresa May’s meeting with Emmanuel Macron, ask why Italy has decided to end free museum entrance on Sundays and the lack of diversity in the creative industries. Plus: how one depressed Finnish cartoon became…

We unpack the first days of the trial of Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, look at Barack Obama’s endorsement of Democrat candidates for the mid-terms and assess plans to charge journalists €100 a year…

Violence flares after Zimbabwe’s ruling party announces a parliamentary majority but the presidential results are still being withheld. Plus: why a right-wing politician in Brazil is being compared to Donald Trump and the…

Zimbabwe awaits its elections results, Emmanuel Macron faces two votes of no confidence and Brexit chaos continues with food rationing now on the table. Plus: where is the best place to travel by train?

We discuss Donald Trump’s latest row with the ‘New York Times’ and ask how much the international community can do in the fight against flawed elections. Plus: French president Emmanuel Macron’s struggle to gain back his…